equinox

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Synonyms: equino

Antonyms: equino

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Noun

1. One of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the [[equator]]; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.
2. {{lb|en|also|figuratively}} The [[circumstance#Noun|circumstance]] of a [[twenty-four]] [[hour]] time [[period#Noun|period]] having the day and night of equal length.
3. {{lb|en|astronomy}} One of the two [[point#Noun|points]] in [[space#Noun|space]] where the apparent path of the Sun intersects with the equatorial plane of the Earth.
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